So afraid of the Saudis: How the Brits daren’t cancel a contract to bolster barbaric justice
The government is refusing to cancel a £5.9 m contract with Saudi Arabia to bolster a prison and judicial system that regularly publicly beheads dissidents -just at a time when a teenager faces a beheading and crucifixion.
Right On: A warning to the national press over Operation Midland – the murder and child sex abuse investigation
The national press have rightly now received a serious warning not to identify the key witness in the Met Police’s Operation Midland investigation into historic child sex abuse murders after a series of frankly irresponsible articles
Child Sex Abuse: The Met Police’s honest attempt to safeguard survivors and alleged abusers
The Met Police’s statement on the future of Operation Midland – the murder investigation into the Westminster paedophile ring – was much broader and more thoughtful than the knee jerk coverage in the media.
The people of Greece confirm Tsipras
With his opposition in tatters, this is a golden opportunity for Tsipras and Greece.
The Greek Election for Dummies
Who is who and what is what. What to look for and what to ignore.
Greek Election: Live Blog
Results, rumours, analysis – as it happens.
Why Greece must stick with Tsipras
Are they all the same? Actually, they couldn’t be more different.
How the golden oldies and the disenchanted young combined to give Stormin’ Corbyn victory
Explaining Jeremy Corbyn’s victory in generational terms.
An appeal to Andy Burnham and Michael Dugher: Tom Watson’s Speech about the Daniel Morgan Murder
With new shadow ministers appointed for both the Home Office and DCMS, it’s worth looking back at an important speech by the recently appointed Labour deputy leader, Tom Watson, which outlines the ‘criminal media nexus’ around News of the World.
Byline Podcast Episode 4: Corbyn, Democracy and The Future of Polling with YouGov President Peter Kellner
Explaining Wapping, the Criminal Media Nexus, and the Reappointment of Rebekah Brooks
At a GMB Injustice Conference last Saturday, I followed Alastair Morgan’s painful explanation of his brother’s murder and cover-up with my personal view about why this injustice has lasted so long.
One Remove from Murder: Morgan, Marunchak and Murdoch
On the eve of Rebekah Brooks’ return as CEO of News UK, the axe murder of Daniel Morgan is a continuing problem for her company. New evidence undermines two crucial denials.
Byline Podcast Episode Three: Capitalism and Patriarchy with Julie Bindel and Simon Copland